Shadowing Practice: L2 016 Which is the tallest - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 9 sentences and 84 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:58. The speaker talks slowly, about 87 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 71% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- purple /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ (noun) — A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- feather /ˈfɛðə/ (noun) — A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
- snail /sneɪl/ (noun) — Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
- crayon /ˈkɹeɪ̯.ɑn/ (noun) — A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.
- hippopotamus /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ (noun) — A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
- tall /tɔl/ (adjective) — Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of…
- yellow /ˈjɛloʊ/ (adjective) — Of a yellow hue.
- orange /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (noun) — An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
- heavy /ˈhɛv.i/ (adjective) — Having great weight.
- train /ˈtɹeɪn/ (noun) — The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like purple, feather, snail.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the tallest · the smallest · the heaviest |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.